The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has stressed the need for Nigerians to visit the enrolment centres to complete their National Identification Number (NIN) registration. It insisted that it is mandatory for people not to be complacent with the generation of NIN due to Bank Verification Number (BVN) record harmonisation with the National Identity Database. … Read more
Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister of State for Health, says the ongoing registration and National Identification Number enrolment may be suspended due to the rise Covid-19. Upon giving the last report of the cases been confirmed, he said it is a wake-up call to all Nigerian that Covid-19 is real. Mamora while playing host on Channels … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has insisted that the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN) is compulsory for all categories of vehicle registration. A statement issued on Saturday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, said the move, which is in total compliance with the presidential directives, would commence from the second … Read more
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Friday, said that it takes five minutes for each enrollee to complete the National Identification Number (NIN) registration at any of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices across the country. “Each person takes around three to five minutes to complete the registration and go … Read more
Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have suspended the strike they embarked upon on Thursday. The workers of the commission had engaged in the action over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the federation. The workers were said to have put the strike on hold after a meeting with the Federal Government, where … Read more
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dismissed fears of mass disconnection of telephone subscribers over National Identity Numbers (NIN) registration are unfounded. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said the body made this clear because subscribers had become jittery that their lines might be disconnected over NIN registration. He advised the public to ignore speculations … Read more
The National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) workers have embarked on a strike action to protest their exposure to COVID-19 risks, irregularities in promotion and poor funding. They are also asking to be paid overtime and provided with enough tools to work with. This is contained in a notice of strike signed by President of the … Read more
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has ordered the immediate suspension of staff members involved in extortion of applicants enrolling for the NIN at the NIMC Bauchi and Kaduna state offices. Eko Hot Blog gathers that the NIMC said the directive came on the heels of public outcry that some personnel of commission, … Read more
The Federal Government has unveiled a new policy for network service subscribers to replace lost, stolen, misplaced, or damaged SIM cards with their National Identification Numbers (NINs). According to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the policy is part of the government’s efforts to simplify the exercise of retrieving lost … Read more
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Thursday, warned that the ongoing enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free of charge and any form of extortion can attract prison sentence. Eko Hot Blog gathers that the NIMC, in a tweet via its official handle, warned that those extorting applicants risk a seven-year jail … Read more
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed how Nigerians in diaspora can register for the National Identity Number, NIN. Dabiri-Erewa in a tweet on Monday disclosed that Nigerians abroad can visit the website of the National Identity Management Commission to enable them register for the NIN. She also noted that … Read more
The federal Government has extended the deadline for registration of National Identification Number (NIN). Eko Hot Blog reports that everyone without the national identification number now has till February 9, 2021 to get registered. In the same vein, those who have already registered but are seeking to link their identification number with with their SIM … Read more
The website of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) where the registration for national identification will be done has crashed. The development has left many Nigerians stranded and hapless as their hope of obtaining their national identification numbers for onward linkage to their phone numbers in good time, before the two weeks deadline issued by … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that despite the restrictions following the upsurge in COVID-19, Large crowds have gathered at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission in Lagos on Monday in a bid to register and obtain the National Identity Number. The development comes days after the Federal Government ordered telecommunications companies to block sim … Read more
Minister of Communicatons and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has ordered all telcos to cancel a ₦20 fee charged for retrieval of the National Identification Number (NIN) with immediate effect. The Minister gave the order in a statement issued on Friday. “The Minister’s directive which takes immediate effect is an intervention aimed at making the process … Read more
The federal government has made public lists of companies in charge of national identification number (NIN) capturing nationwide The development is contained in a notice on the website of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The commission said approval has been given for the licensing of 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct enrolment … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) will be used compulsorily for the processing of driver’s license. “FRSC Management has resolved that effective 21 December 2020, all applicants for the National Driver’s Licence in Nigeria must present the National Identification Number (NIN) from the NIMC before they can … Read more
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Wednesday announced that Nigerians can now retrieve their National Identification Number (NIN) via their phone. The NIMC made the announcement on its official Twitter page. The commission said the retrieval of the NIN on phone could be done by subscribers of MTN, Airtel, 9mobile and Glo networks by … Read more
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the 31st December deadline issued to network subscribers to submit their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to network providers to prevent blocking of the sim. House Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, who moved the motion during Wedenesday’s plenary, argued that two weeks is too … Read more
The Federal Government has issued an ultimatum to all telecommunications (telcos) operators in the country to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) without a valid National Identification Number (NIN). This according to a statement issued by the spokesman for the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Ikechukwu Adinde. Adinde noted in the statement on Tuesday … Read more